Have you ever been sectioned?

[OzymandiAsh]

Just out of curiosity, I want to know how many of you have been sectioned / involuntarily hospitalised for mental health / grippy sock jail.

I've just been sectioned for the first time ever thanks to my snitching family.

 

[peacecomingsoon]

Yes, on my fourth time. Have been here in this ward involuntarily for over 2 weeks now.

I hate how we don't even have the freedom to choose death once thought over rationally. I just want peace. Hope to get out of here soon and try ctb again successfully.

Wishing you the best, the first time in hospital is always a bit strange and stressful. They'll release you sooner than you think, sending hugs.

 

[justanotherbody]

I had a voluntary stay in a crisis stabilization unit immediately following an attempt via firearm. Spent a week there.

I thought I was the "sane" guy when I first arrived. But then the first night came and, every time I'd start to drift off, I would scream myself awake. And every night after, I would scream at least once in my sleep. So that was sobering.

Keep to yourself, find something to pass the time with. Hopefully they provide decent food.

 

[gasforme]

Yes almost ten years ago after hearing voices and attempting they put my in a ward for a bit I hope I never go back

 

[Happy Cat]

Nah but I have been forced to stay. Getting out of the hospital is so difficult after you chose to go there (or sometimes too easy). Trying to get out when you're forced to go there makes it even harder. Most of the hospitals are horrible too. The techs only have highschool diplomas and it shows. They treat you like shit or like you're crazy. Boring as hell too there's like nothing to do there. Word of advice: never go to the behavior hospital in philly. The people there are toxic af

 

[LetMeOut67]

I think if I hadn't accepted voluntary admission they'd have sectioned me

 

[darksouls]

my mother abused me so much that I had a nervous breakdown, the youth welfare office took me out of her home and admitted me to a child and adolescent psychiatric ward, at that time I was 12 years old

 

[CGN83]

I have been yes but I can do whatever I want now knowing they won't ever section me again. I even told them I was in possession of SN just over a week ago and they simply told me "If you want to kill yourself that way, we won't stop you". That was the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Edinburgh.

 

[FoxSauce]

Not really all been voluntary. Im sorry for those who disnt want to tho. In my second one saw a lady that was, she basically demanding a nicotine patch and sayjmg she was gonna sue the hospital and not talking to her daughter.

Basically her daughter put her there, she was also saying that the police dragged her there.

I felt sorry for her but she scared the hell out of me. She reminded me of my mom when shes pissed off so I tried to avoid her.
Its hard to explain-

 

[phantasmagoria]

3 times. All involuntary. Terrible experience and I'm sorry to anyone who has to face it.

 

[BullsDon'tFly]

I was planning an attempt, my family called the police and I was taken to the hospital, I "voluntarily" demanded to be put into recovery (if I didn't they would have put me nevertheless because it was an emergency).
The psych ward is a little boring but it was manageable, I actually met some young people I've become friend with. The staff was pretty gentle and ok, just a little freaky if they saw males and females in the same room. We had a little outside balcony (with a cage around of course) to smoke.
I was lucky to have found a "nice" psych ward, but I've heard terrible experiences from other people, especially marginalized...

 

[aRose]

Been twice voluntarily. I decided to buy a gun now in case I get forced eventually.
I don't know if they'll pull records and demand I hand it over but it won't be accessible if they do.

 

[OzymandiAsh]

I have been yes but I can do whatever I want now knowing they won't ever section me again. I even told them I was in possession of SN just over a week ago and they simply told me "If you want to kill yourself that way, we won't stop you". That was the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Edinburgh.

Damn, how did you manage that? lol

I've been moved to a better ward now with better internet so hopefully less fucking bored. Should be discharged soon

 

[CGN83]

Damn, how did you manage that? lol

I've been moved to a better ward now with better internet so hopefully less fucking bored. Should be discharged soon

Firstly, I'm glad you have decent Internet that makes life in the hospital much more bearable.

With regards to my hospital immunity, they just keep telling me I have capacity so whilst they think that, they just let me do whatever the fk I want (within the law) and I don't worry about them.

I get times where another part of me takes over and does stupid things, like I was taken off a motorway bridge (I was too scared to jump) just over a week ago and the mental health assessment team told the police just to take me home, I went straight back to the bridge thinking I'd have the courage to jump, but again I couldn't do it, same again, just they just told the police to take me home.

I also recently got violently assaulted after I deliberately put myself into a dangerous position thinking the person would kill me, clearly that plan didn't go as I hoped.

Thing is, when I do these things, how can they possibly say I have capacity. Im obviously glad I'm not in hospital but the NHS have a duty of care and they fail to apply that duty of care when they should. One day I'll successfully kill myself, it is deep down what I want but I just struggle to get it done.

 

[OzymandiAsh]

I don't know how to get the fuck out of here. I'm not good at being dishonest but I might have to lie and say it is helping when it isn't. Appeal tribunal next week.

Do I say it isn't helping so they can see how useless it is for me, or do I lie and say I'm doing better so they think I'm gonna be safe to discharge. Probably the latter I guess.

Getting mixed signals from staff about whether they're gonna discharge me soon.

No one here knows that I've attempted, but they have evidence my family sent along, like that I transferred my savings to my mum and moved my stuff into a storage unit so it can be easily accessed by family (since parking is terrible and it would be difficult to move my stuff from the flat). It's very hard to hide the fact that I will attempt again almost as soon as I get out of here.

 

[FadingSnowFake]

I wanted to say no but then remembered a small incident in my twenties, two decades ago. I impulsively decided to lie on train tracks and as I stupidly tried to get over the bridge, someone spotted me and took me to a hospital. I think I stayed overnight and was prescribed anti-depressants which I ended up dumping after a couple of days. I wasn't sectioned, just hospitalised and set free with meds.